The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-23
81. maRTMiB PICTURESQUE ElEcTIDN.


Now Orleans States,
EARLY in Out1ber Gen. Nichols and his
rut0rie Of OratuTB stu1iI,ed tho p1risl1 o. -.
Martin, aIi6 excited BHeh oiithnsia:inl a. r9il-
vinesJ him thas tine parish WIS FplIti IuT ~ M
selftanfl his reform Late IN November AiG-
Emery and his sitraiRht-nIIt llenIQpTatG conn,
paDiorl4 appeared among tho good peupie "
l3t- Martin, 20 whom they exposed the cart
and hunlhuE which constitute the very VAR
and WUai Gl the tissue OF nimay NgtOTm WV
en- sby the hleh8lls orators.
Gov, Aid9mcrss and Senator I8nHtia pro-
claimed the principle Of white supremacy
and enilnoihtsd sound IenUonftiG doctrines.
Ihercup0n o r8yulsion ut opinion oeoiirfa,i;
No parrish IN Louisiana was ever more ctil2eu
by negro TIi he than 81 Martin. The danger
of AfFieanixRtinIi stared thdm t1unllatnAzA1AE
in the face when tho negro Republicans AND
then white seailaFag allies IL thns pnrlsh
loudly proclaimed thor preference Tor oigIl
Nichols Atter he had spoken, nlIq they IN
stliunsly set 10 work foulGmttfg dlssonBi0i1s
in the Democratic party. Ilgn L was the
idea Of Ttlie supremacy began 80 1nnlent
with irresistible vignT.
When Gen. Nieholle' Sponsors and mana
Ngrs were appgiseii OF the change IN public
'RerititnaIIt occurring in St. Martin shes hllI-
riedly ordered that naTvelOusly energetlt
ofiicb-seeker tp. double on his tracks and go
baok ard restnmp that already hallIed+ta-
death parish, caHoaling appointments hith-
serto advertised at other points m North 4spls-
lgiaila.
Gen. Nichols and his crowd spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in 81, Martin. q lac same Old
speeeh6B were uttered tife same &ktdttS q ligJa
itiGd2a1o system Of vague reform was atnpl-
,mBred.
Or Sunday, amid the turrential rain, the
CreOlas OF st. Martin gathered, frllnia amt
wide, at BreAuz Bridge. Angeyn witness rs
lates that tor nearly Two hours, $50 white
voters which number nc hall there could
contain, assembled in the mann street of the
town, tIld dividing of into Atcbner5ihes and
NleloilsIts9, marched IN turn, Ip aiilglG iiie
through @ nArruT Rstte opening into the
spacious lawn OF Mr. CASTOR Rdtin; III pass
ing winch they were Tailed by telle7s repre-
seuting each side. The sight WIS plGtureB-
que, primitive and quite novel, but eertait-
~ pFerellilReutlg inir. Ihe tletuge pouring
acDflid Not drown the spiEli, enthusiasm
and EDeb humGrOt the patriotic crowd, and
tho excl temeut ran NJ to fevGr heat as the
talty demonstrated tlie cl0sRuess Of the vote.
sictnsry and white BFgpEpInaby came u1tb
victorious over Nichols aTiu hlulhng by
s!llall Ina i0Eity, very small indeed, but auii-
Gent for al practical paEpU8es. Dir. Alex
aHder Durngf, alter mBaiiIiy Il gallant CAM
ptlgB by mood and held, IN favor iif
NlcnplisT loyally lald down ms arms, when
McLnery5s majaEit ~ was announced aud be
fonteu the yIetBFs ia malung al fuFtlhr Ilrp-
ceedlngE unanimous.
Thus another Creole parish joins AcAdiR ia
repfpNInE Tie Nichols eAI2DAigp pllp 81
bDlhng and ebntesting even When sIuarety
and lairly deieffed. st. 4gartin viii east six
solid Greece vpt5f for Aielgilsry aad white
supremacy at the Baton hOuge convention